The Golden Character Imagine having to take care of a person who is not only mentally disabled and also dependant on others. In John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice And Men, a small man named George takes care of a lumbering figure by the name of Lennie. Lennie is a huge person who is great at farm work, and loves touching soft things, which gets him in trouble countless times. Throughout this novel George and Lennie travel around to different farms , raising money in hopes of purchasing their dream home. George keeps Lennie alive by feeding him, keeping him away from angry farmers, and repeating what their dream home looks like. Without George, Lennie would be locked up in an asylum or killed by another person. Out of all the books we've read
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In this story Lennie saw a girl with a red dress and touched her. This made the girl scream and yell out rape which leads to a group of men set to lynch Lennie. George however comes in to save Lennie “ They was lookin for us, but they didn't catch us”(Steinbeck 18). This is important because it shows that George risks his life in order to help Lennie get away. Also it shows that no matter what the situation is, George will always be there to help solve whatever problem Lennie is going through. Throughout the book George constantly gives Lennie special instructions so if he ever got in trouble he would go back to the pond. George says “ Come back here if there's any trouble; don't drink the water until you check its quality; don't touch dead animals”(Steinbeck 11). This is important because George knows that Lennie can't remember instructions, so he continuously repeats these instructions. Also George knows that Lennie has a big chance of getting in trouble, which is why he repeats the instructions to Lennie. Even though George had to put Lennie down, it was a tough and bold decision that not anybody can make. George had to look at the pros and cons of putting down Lennie. George said “Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em”(Steinbeck 56). This is a really sad part for George , but he made
In this story Lennie saw a girl with a red dress and touched her. This made the girl scream and yell out rape which leads to a group of men set to lynch Lennie. George however comes in to save Lennie “ They was lookin for us, but they didn't catch us”(Steinbeck 18). This is important because it shows that George risks his life in order to help Lennie get away. Also it shows that no matter what the situation is, George will always be there to help solve whatever problem Lennie is going through. Throughout the book George constantly gives Lennie special instructions so if he ever got in trouble he would go back to the pond. George says “ Come back here if there's any trouble; don't drink the water until you check its quality; don't touch dead animals”(Steinbeck 11). This is important because George knows that Lennie can't remember instructions, so he continuously repeats these instructions. Also George knows that Lennie has a big chance of getting in trouble, which is why he repeats the instructions to Lennie. Even though George had to put Lennie down, it was a tough and bold decision that not anybody can make. George had to look at the pros and cons of putting down Lennie. George said “Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em”(Steinbeck 56). This is a really sad part for George , but he made